diff --git a/examples/templates/kubernetes/main.tf b/examples/templates/kubernetes/main.tf
index b8ed0c3d78d74..9177b338f8109 100644
--- a/examples/templates/kubernetes/main.tf
+++ b/examples/templates/kubernetes/main.tf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ variable "use_kubeconfig" {
 
 variable "namespace" {
   type        = string
-  description = "The Kubernetes namespace to create workspaces in (must exist prior to creating workspaces)"
+  description = "The Kubernetes namespace to create workspaces in (must exist prior to creating workspaces). If the Coder host is itself running as a Pod on the same Kubernetes cluster as you are deploying workspaces to, set this to the same namespace."
 }
 
 data "coder_parameter" "cpu" {